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No Picnicnew
Childhood's fascination with all things small and squirmy makes this story of a boy who becomes an ant a pleasant, if undernourished, tale.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John A. Davis, The Ant Bully
Women on the Edge of Revoltnew
This Israeli film presents the region's conflict in terms of the world's most annoying, dysfunctional-family road trip, which renders the proceedings almost as exhausting as the real thing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Amos Gitai, Free Zone
Dressing Downnew
Perhaps vice isn't what it used to be, or maybe Crockett and Tubbs don't belong in this new time slot, but Michael Mann's movie turns out to be dreary and monochromatic.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Miami Vice, Michael Mann
Drenched in Hokumnew
The performances are bang-on and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Nobody's Homenew
This animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gil Kenan, Monster House
Thriller in Manilanew
This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-16-2006 |
Reviews
'A Scanner', Before and Afternew
Producer Tommy Pallotta and animators Jason Archer and Paul Beck discuss the making of A Scanner Darkly.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Securing the Substancenew
Richard Linklater is interviewed on his adaptation of A Scanner Darkly.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Girl Can't Help Itnew
The South Korean master of revenge dramas, Park Chan-wook, offers another entertaining puzzle of emotional nuance, riotous color, and bloody hell.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lady Vengeance, Park Chan-wook
Barney and Bjork Confoundnew
Iconoclastic artist Matthew Barney and his paramour Bjork flood the screen with arresting images and sounds, and though little of it makes ordinary sense, it's compelling nevertheless.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-30-2006 |
Reviews
A Gym Rat and His Yodanew
It's mostly hoo-hah, but there are moments in this New-Agey, feel-semi-good crowd-pleaser that rise above and beyond the gymnastics and psychobabble.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Peaceful Warrior, Victor Salva
Click on the Emotionsnew
Click is a message movie whose real message isn't "Stop and Smell the Roses, Jackass," but "How to Manipulate the Audience in 12 E-Z Steps."
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Click, Frank Coraci
Colonial Relapsenew
The death throes of an empire are practically nothing when compared with the twitch of the marital death nerve in this semi-autobiographical debut.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard E. Grant, Wah-Wah
Wrestling for Orphansnew
This sophomore outing from the director of Napoleon Dynamite is full of cheesy goodness, courtesy of Jack Black, but a little goes a long way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
Neighborhood Crossingsnew
Shot in Austin with a mostly local cast, Fall to Grace is a quiet little ensemble film that pulses with its own unique heartbeat.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Fall to Grace, Mari Marchbanks
